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English noun: trunk | |||
| 1. | trunk (plant) the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber | ||
| Synonyms | bole, tree trunk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stalk, stem | ||
| Part holonym | bark | ||
| Part meronym | tree | ||
| 2. | trunk (artifact) luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | baggage, luggage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | footlocker, locker | ||
| Part holonym | trunk lid | ||
| 3. | trunk (body) the body excluding the head and neck and limbs | ||
| Samples | They moved their arms and legs and bodies. | ||
| Synonyms | body, torso | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
| Part holonym | abdomen, arse, articulatio humeri, ass, back, backside, behind, belly, belly, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttock, buttocks, can, cheek, chest, derriere, diaphragm, dorsum, fanny, fundament, haunch, hind end, hindquarters, hip, keister, loins, love handle, middle, midriff, midriff, midsection, nates, paunch, pectus, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, serratus, serratus muscles, shoulder, shoulder, shoulder joint, side, spare tire, stern, stomach, tail, tail end, thorax, tooshie, tush, venter, waist, waistline | ||
| Part meronym | body, organic structure, physical structure | ||
| 4. | trunk (artifact) compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools | ||
| Samples | He put his golf bag in the trunk. | ||
| Synonyms | automobile trunk, luggage compartment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compartment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boot | ||
| Part meronym | auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar | ||
| 5. | trunk (animal) a long flexible snout as of an elephant | ||
| Synonyms | proboscis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | neb, snout | ||
| Part meronym | elephant, mammoth | ||
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